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Chujie Gong

Chujie Gong

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Liling Wan

Rotations:

  • Liling Wan
  • Warren Pear
  • Kai Tan

Chaoting Zhou

Chaoting Zhou

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Ken Caldwell

Vivian Hoang (she/her/hers)

Vivian Hoang (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Scott Hensley
  • Laurence Eisenlohr
  • Matthew Weitzman

viral host immune system evasion, viral entry


viral host immune system evasion, viral entry

Sonja Zolnoski (she/her/hers)

Sonja Zolnoski (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Sara Cherry
  • Louise Moncla
  • Frederic Bushman

ebola, filoviridae, filoviruses, rabies, marburg


ebola, filoviridae, filoviruses, rabies, marburg

Xinye (Ashley) Zhao

Xinye (Ashley) Zhao

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Daniel Kelly
  • Sharleen Day
  • Yi Fan

molecular mechanisms of energy homeostasis and metabolic reprogramming during disease progression


molecular mechanisms of energy homeostasis and metabolic reprogramming during disease progression

Thomas Zhang (he/him/his)

Thomas Zhang (he/him/his)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Katherine Nathanson
  • Lewis Chodosh
  • Andy Minn

cancer signaling, functional genomics, computational biology


cancer signaling, functional genomics, computational biology

Jiazheng (Victor) Xing (he/him/his)

Jiazheng (Victor) Xing (he/him/his)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Michael Marks
  • Erika Holzbaur
  • Melike Lakadamyali

trafficking, cytoskeleton, neurodegenerative diseases


trafficking, cytoskeleton, neurodegenerative diseases

Nicholas (Nick) Williams (he/him/his)

Nicholas (Nick) Williams (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Patrick Seale
  • Fanxin Long
  • Rebecca Simmons

stem cells, tissue regeneration, organoids, hESCs


stem cells, tissue regeneration, organoids, hESCs

Erik Williams (he/him)

Erik Williams (he/him)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Nicola Mason
  • Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
  • Joseph Fraietta

CAR-T Therapy, tumor microenvironment


CAR-T Therapy, tumor microenvironment

Emma Welter (she/her/hers)

Emma Welter (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Craig Bassing
  • Elizabeth Bhoj
  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
  • Montserrat Anguera

genetics of human disease, genetic basis of neurological disorders, adaptive immunity


genetics of human disease, genetic basis of neurological disorders, adaptive immunity

Ashley Weiss (she/her/hers)

Ashley Weiss (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Joseph Zackular
  • Will Bailis
  • Igor Brodsky

human microbiome, host-microbe interactions, disease mechanisms


human microbiome, host-microbe interactions, disease mechanisms

Benjamin Wales-McGrath (he/him/his)

Benjamin Wales-McGrath (he/him/his)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Yoseph Barash
  • Peter Choi
  • Brian Gregory

gene regulation, RNA biology, systems biology, computational biology


gene regulation, RNA biology, systems biology, computational biology

Molly Weiner (she/her)

Molly Weiner (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Robert Heuckeroth
  • De'Broski Herbert
  • Christoph Thaiss

neuro-immune and neuro-microbial interactions


neuro-immune and neuro-microbial interactions

Amanda Watkins (she/her/hers)

Amanda Watkins (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Hyun (Michel) Koo

Rotations:

  • Robert Mauck
  • Hyun (Michael) Koo

peri-prosthetic implant infection, bone infection, equine surgery, osteoarthritis


peri-prosthetic implant infection, bone infection, equine surgery, osteoarthritis

Kayleigh Voos

Kayleigh Voos

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Damaris Lorenzo

Andrea Valdespino (she/her)

Andrea Valdespino (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Elizabeth White
  • Maureen Murphy
  • Lewis Chodosh

TNBC, metastasis, unfolded protein response, host-virus interactions


TNBC, metastasis, unfolded protein response, host-virus interactions

Katelyn (Katie) Toohill (she/her)

Katelyn (Katie) Toohill (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Thomas Leung
  • Bushra Raj
  • Andrew Modzelewski

regeneration, wound healing, genetic regulation of diseased states


regeneration, wound healing, genetic regulation of diseased states

Melody Tan (she/her)

Melody Tan (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Marco Ruella
  • Gerd Blobel
  • John Wherry

Modulating the adaptive immune response to cancer;
cell therapy engineering and genetic manipulation techniques


Modulating the adaptive immune response to cancer;
cell therapy engineering and genetic manipulation techniques

Kayla Snare (she/her)

Kayla Snare (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Gregory Beatty
  • Rami Amaravadi
  • Ben Stanger

tumor microenvironment, immune system, and metabolic reprogramming


tumor microenvironment, immune system, and metabolic reprogramming

Sidney Smith (she/her/hers)

Sidney Smith (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Benjamin Prosser
  • Stefano Rivella
  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

microscopy, cell-based therapies, gene therapy, physiology


microscopy, cell-based therapies, gene therapy, physiology

Anastasia Slavutsky

Anastasia Slavutsky

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Damaris Lorenzo

Rachel Sklutuis

Rachel Sklutuis

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Paul Bates
  • Sara Cherry
  • Tempera Italo

virology, molecular biology, assay development


virology, molecular biology, assay development

Joanatta Shapiro

Joanatta Shapiro

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Montserrat Anguera
  • Elizabeth Bhoj
  • Eric Joyce

models of human disease, gene regulation, gene therapies, development


models of human disease, gene regulation, gene therapies, development

Sena Sarıkaya (she/her/hers)

Sena Sarıkaya (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Mustafa Mir
  • Mark Kahn
  • Kenneth Zaret

embryology; developmental biology; cell biology; biophysics; microscopy; maternal-fetal-interactions; morphogenesis


embryology; developmental biology; cell biology; biophysics; microscopy; maternal-fetal-interactions; morphogenesis

Eleanor Sams (she/her/hers)

Eleanor Sams (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Vikram Paralkar

Rotations:

  • Kathrin Bernt
  • Vikram Paralkar
  • Crystal Conn

molecular genetic and epigenetic mechanisms involved in pediatric cancer or other pediatric diseases


molecular genetic and epigenetic mechanisms involved in pediatric cancer or other pediatric diseases

Arushi Sahay (she/hers)

Arushi Sahay (she/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Brian Capell
  • Liling Wan
  • Peter Choi

integrating genetics, cancer biology, and immunology to study disease mechanisms and progression


integrating genetics, cancer biology, and immunology to study disease mechanisms and progression

Shira Rosenberg (she/her/hers)

Shira Rosenberg (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Arjun Raj
  • Kara Maxwell
  • Alexander Huang

hematopoietic disorders, multi-omics, cancer therapeutics, tumor development


hematopoietic disorders, multi-omics, cancer therapeutics, tumor development

Rachel Richards (she/her/hers)

Rachel Richards (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Mechthild Pohlschroder
  • Paul Planet
  • Cornelius Taabazuing

innate Immunity, host-pathogen interactions, inequity in STEM


innate Immunity, host-pathogen interactions, inequity in STEM

James Regan (he/him)

James Regan (he/him)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Una O'Doherty
  • Michael Betts
  • Jianxin You

Host-pathogen interaction during HIV infection; adaptive immune response to viral infection


Host-pathogen interaction during HIV infection; adaptive immune response to viral infection

Jennifer Paulino

Jennifer Paulino

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Igor Brodsky
  • Daniel Beiting
  • Scott Hensley

host-pathogen interaction, human gut microbiome, antibiotic resistant, autoimmune disease.


host-pathogen interaction, human gut microbiome, antibiotic resistant, autoimmune disease.

Kisha Patel (she/her/hers)

Kisha Patel (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Vijay Bhoj
  • Carl June
  • John Wherry
  • Christina Jackson

neurosurgery, brain-based cancers, immunotherapy, immunometabolism


neurosurgery, brain-based cancers, immunotherapy, immunometabolism

Sonresa Ochoa-Vidales (she/her/ella)

Sonresa Ochoa-Vidales (she/her/ella)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Scott Gordon

Rotations:

  • Audrey John
  • Scott Gordon
  • Montserrat Anguera

viral pathogenesis, molecular and structural virology, and host-virus dynamics


viral pathogenesis, molecular and structural virology, and host-virus dynamics

Elizabeth (Libby) Nunn (she/her)

Elizabeth (Libby) Nunn (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • David Merrick
  • Will Bailis
  • Paul Titchenell

role of cellular metabolism in cell fate decisions, epigenetics, and disease


role of cellular metabolism in cell fate decisions, epigenetics, and disease

Svathi Murali (she/hers)

Svathi Murali (she/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Erica Korb
  • Lan Lin
  • Alessandra Chesi

neurological disorders, neuroepigenetics, translational research


neurological disorders, neuroepigenetics, translational research

Kathlyene (Katey) Stone (she/her)

Kathlyene (Katey) Stone (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Melike Lakadamyali
  • Benjamin Prosser
  • Sandra Maday

cardiovascular disease and metabolism


cardiovascular disease and metabolism

Ashley Melendez-Perez (she/hers)

Ashley Melendez-Perez (she/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Elizabeth Bhoj

Rotations:

  • Elizabeth Bhoj
  • Ana Cristancho

3D genome organization, molecular genetics, epigenetics


3D genome organization, molecular genetics, epigenetics

Jayne McDevitt (she/her/hers)

Jayne McDevitt (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Ronny Drapkin
  • Gregory Beatty
  • Ben Stanger

development of cancer drugs and therapies, focusing on metabolic dysregulation and/or immunology


development of cancer drugs and therapies, focusing on metabolic dysregulation and/or immunology

Kirsten Mallon (she/her/hers)

Kirsten Mallon (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Katharine Bar
  • Una O'Doherty
  • Michael Povelones

host-pathogen response, virology, immunology, public health


host-pathogen response, virology, immunology, public health

Lauren Elizabeth Lee (she/her/hers)

Lauren Elizabeth Lee (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Katalin Susztak
  • Liming Pei
  • Zoltan Arany

renal physiology, metabolic determinants of disease, metabolic signaling, cellular/organelle substrate use and preference


renal physiology, metabolic determinants of disease, metabolic signaling, cellular/organelle substrate use and preference

Beoung Hun (Beoung) Lee (he/his)

Beoung Hun (Beoung) Lee (he/his)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Hongjun Song
  • Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
  • Kai Wang

epigenetics, computational biology, bioinformatics, chromatin interactions, DNA methylation


epigenetics, computational biology, bioinformatics, chromatin interactions, DNA methylation

Kelsey Leach (she/her/hers)

Kelsey Leach (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
  • Alessandro Gardini
  • Pablo Camara

human disease epigenetics


human disease epigenetics

Tran Ngoc Van (Van) Le (she/her/hers)

Tran Ngoc Van (Van) Le (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Chengcheng Jin
  • Celeste Simon
  • Will Bailis

cancer metabolism, cancer immunotherapy


cancer metabolism, cancer immunotherapy

Po-Lun (Po) Kung (he/him/his)

Po-Lun (Po) Kung (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Jarod Zepp
  • Andrew Vaughan
  • Chris Thom

regulatory mechanisms affecting tissue regeneration and/or stem cell fates


regulatory mechanisms affecting tissue regeneration and/or stem cell fates

Morgan Kuczler (she/her)

Morgan Kuczler (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Ronny Drapkin
  • Lewis Chodosh
  • Celeste Simon

therapeutic resistance, cell stress response/adaptation, and/or cancer cell progression


therapeutic resistance, cell stress response/adaptation, and/or cancer cell progression

Elena Kahn (she/her)

Elena Kahn (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Henry Daniell
  • Kiran Musunuru
  • Christopher Ellebrecht

mechanisms of immunity and autoimmunity, gene therapy, plant/marine biomedicine


mechanisms of immunity and autoimmunity, gene therapy, plant/marine biomedicine

Alexis Jean Morales (he/him/his)

Alexis Jean Morales (he/him/his)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Liling Wan
  • Irfan Asangani
  • Lewis Chodosh

immunotherapy, targeted therapy, resistance mechanisms


immunotherapy, targeted therapy, resistance mechanisms

Teshawn Johnson

Teshawn Johnson

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Kimberly Christian
  • Jennifer Orthmann Murphy
  • Judith Grinspan

developmental neuroscience, adult neurogenesis, neuroprotective strategies/neuroregeneration, neurodegeneration


developmental neuroscience, adult neurogenesis, neuroprotective strategies/neuroregeneration, neurodegeneration

Marisol Hooks (she/her/hers)

Marisol Hooks (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Elizabeth Heller
  • Kavitha Sarma
  • Elizabeth Bhoj

neuroepigenetics, neurological disorders, translational medicine, health disparities, toxicology, environmental medicine


neuroepigenetics, neurological disorders, translational medicine, health disparities, toxicology, environmental medicine

Olivia Hix (she/her)

Olivia Hix (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • David Feldser
  • Kathryn Hamilton
  • Andrew Vaughan

the intersection of developmental biology and disease/cancer biology


the intersection of developmental biology and disease/cancer biology

Jill Henrich (she/her)

Jill Henrich (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Liling Wan
  • Vikram Paralkar
  • Gerd Blobel

cancer epigenetics, tumor immunology/immunotherapies, translational therapeutics, malignant transformation


cancer epigenetics, tumor immunology/immunotherapies, translational therapeutics, malignant transformation

Natalie Hagen (she/her/hers)

Natalie Hagen (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Frederic Bushman
  • Scott Hensley
  • Louise Moncla

host-microbiota interactions, microbiome, metabolism, virology, infectious disease


host-microbiota interactions, microbiome, metabolism, virology, infectious disease

Kim Ha (she/her)

Kim Ha (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Chris Thom
  • Maja Bucan
  • Matthew Kayser
  • Rachel Kember

sequencing technologies, bioinformatic/statistical approaches, metabolic and respiratory diseases, mendelian disorders


sequencing technologies, bioinformatic/statistical approaches, metabolic and respiratory diseases, mendelian disorders

Sarah Grandinette (she/her)

Sarah Grandinette (she/her)

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru
  • William Peranteau
  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

gene editing and gene therapies to treat disease


gene editing and gene therapies to treat disease

Reyna Garcia Sillas (she/her/hers)

Reyna Garcia Sillas (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Cornelius Taabazuing
  • Igor Brodsky
  • Kellie Jurado

host-pathogen interaction, microbiology. innate immune response


host-pathogen interaction, microbiology. innate immune response

Angela Gaesser (she/her/hers)

Angela Gaesser (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Kyla Ortved

Rotations:

  • Ling Qin
  • Kyla Ortved

mesenchymal stem cells, extracellular vesicles, osteoarthritis, joint, cartilage


mesenchymal stem cells, extracellular vesicles, osteoarthritis, joint, cartilage

Jiayi Duan (she/her)

Jiayi Duan (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Michael Betts
  • Luis Montaner
  • Frederic Bushman

viral pathogenesis, HIV persistence, adaptive immune responses, infectious diseases


viral pathogenesis, HIV persistence, adaptive immune responses, infectious diseases

Joan Donahue (she/her)

Joan Donahue (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Foteini Mourkioti
  • Yana Kamberov
  • Bushra Raj

regeneration, skeletal development, limb development, cell signaling


regeneration, skeletal development, limb development, cell signaling

John Doherty (he/him/his)

John Doherty (he/him/his)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Colin Conine
  • Roberto Bonasio
  • Ophir Shalem

RNA mediated epigenetic gene regulation and inheritance


RNA mediated epigenetic gene regulation and inheritance

Nicole DeBruyne (she/her)

Nicole DeBruyne (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Kara Maxwell
  • Struan Grant
  • Lan Lin

Utilizing next-generation sequencing technologies to study and identify variants associated with genetic human diseases


Utilizing next-generation sequencing technologies to study and identify variants associated with genetic human diseases

Mara Davis (she/her)

Mara Davis (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Naiara Aquizu Lopez
  • Frederick Christian Bennett
  • Saar Gill

neurodegenerative disease, AAV therapy, trinucleotide repeat disorders


neurodegenerative disease, AAV therapy, trinucleotide repeat disorders

Emily Daley (she/her/hers)

Emily Daley (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Hamideh Parhiz
  • Norbert Pardi
  • Daniel Powell

Nucleic acid vaccine platforms for infectious disease,
delivery of nucleic acid-encoding monoclonal antibodies


Nucleic acid vaccine platforms for infectious disease,
delivery of nucleic acid-encoding monoclonal antibodies

Diana Cruz (she/her)

Diana Cruz (she/her)

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Xianxin Hua
  • Aime Franco
  • Guilherme Nader

cold tumors, microenvironment, immunotherapy, inflammatory response


cold tumors, microenvironment, immunotherapy, inflammatory response

Taylor Crawford (she/her)

Taylor Crawford (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Kara Maxwell
  • Kathrin Bernt
  • Robert Bowman

cancer epigenetics, health disparities in breast cancer and prostate cancer, tumor metastasis


cancer epigenetics, health disparities in breast cancer and prostate cancer, tumor metastasis

Diana Renteria

Diana Renteria

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Eileen Shore
  • Denise Sabatino

Daana Roach (she/her/hers)

Daana Roach (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Christopher Lengner
  • Kathryn Hamilton

Casey Mogilevsky

Casey Mogilevsky

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Rahul Kohli

Joseph McGaunn

Joseph McGaunn

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Joe Baur

Pedro Mendez Fernandez

Pedro Mendez Fernandez

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Rajan Jain

Sarah Finstuen-Magro

Sarah Finstuen-Magro

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Ben Stanger

Walla (Miguel) Disbennett

Walla (Miguel) Disbennett

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Michaela Locci
  • Jonathan Miner

Islam Elsaid

Islam Elsaid

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Sydney Shaffer
  • Donita Brady

Breezy Brock

Breezy Brock

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Nicola Mason

Natalie Brown

Natalie Brown

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Zoltan Arany

Margaret (Maggie) Cassidy

Margaret (Maggie) Cassidy

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Bushra Raj
  • Ana Cristancho
  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

molecular genetic mechanisms related to neurodevelopmental disorders


molecular genetic mechanisms related to neurodevelopmental disorders

Ariana Campbell (she/her/hers)

Ariana Campbell (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Michal Elovitz
  • Kellie Jurado
  • Gordon Scott

infectious diseases at the maternal-fetal interface and changes in the immune system during pregnancy


infectious diseases at the maternal-fetal interface and changes in the immune system during pregnancy

Vasia Barka

Vasia Barka

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Sharleen Day
  • Marie Guerraty

Devin Burris (she/her)

Devin Burris (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
  • Katherine Uyhazi
  • Beverly Davidson

gene therapy, ASOs, iPSCs for neuromuscular, optical, epileptic, and other neurologic diseases


gene therapy, ASOs, iPSCs for neuromuscular, optical, epileptic, and other neurologic diseases

Isabel Breuer (she/her)

Isabel Breuer (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Kristen Lynch
  • Colin Conine
  • Sarah Henrickson

Gene regulation, specifically RNA, effects in development and/or genetic diseases


Gene regulation, specifically RNA, effects in development and/or genetic diseases

Theresa Astmann

Theresa Astmann

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Daniel Beiting

Daniel Boehmler (he/him)

Daniel Boehmler (he/him)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Zoltan Arany
  • Terrance Gade
  • Aalim Weljie

cancer cell metabolism/metabolomics, lipidomics, and host/gut microbiome interaction


cancer cell metabolism/metabolomics, lipidomics, and host/gut microbiome interaction

Audrey Bochi-Layec (she/her)

Audrey Bochi-Layec (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Marco Ruella
  • Michael Milone
  • Carl June

cancer immunotherapy, CARs, neoantigens


cancer immunotherapy, CARs, neoantigens

Louisa Boateng (she/her)

Louisa Boateng (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Eric Joyce
  • Brian Capell

epigenetics, translational medicine, environmental-gene interactions, cancer biology, reproduction and development, and toxicology


epigenetics, translational medicine, environmental-gene interactions, cancer biology, reproduction and development, and toxicology

Jackson Bauer (he/him)

Jackson Bauer (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Lindsey George
  • James Riley
  • William Peranteau

cell and gene therapy, gene editing


cell and gene therapy, gene editing

Hyun Hyung (Claire) An (she/her)

Hyun Hyung (Claire) An (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Paul Gadue
  • Nancy Speck
  • Andrew Modzelewski

stem cells, hematopoiesis, erythropoiesis


stem cells, hematopoiesis, erythropoiesis

Jasmine Akoto (she/her/hers)

Jasmine Akoto (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Naiara Aquizu Lopez
  • Erica Korb
  • Kahlilia Blanco

Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders


Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders

Eva Agostino (she/her/hers)

Eva Agostino (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Joseph St Geme
  • Matthew Weitzman
  • Ken Cadwell

microbial pathogenesis, virology, bacteriology, host-pathogen interactions, infectious disease


microbial pathogenesis, virology, bacteriology, host-pathogen interactions, infectious disease

Jordan Ort (he/him)

Jordan Ort (he/him)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Scott Hensley

Rotations:

  • George Shaw
  • Elizabeth Grice
  • Louise Moncla

viral immune evasion to host antibody responses or impact of microbiome on human disease


viral immune evasion to host antibody responses or impact of microbiome on human disease

Meryl Mendoza (she/her)

Meryl Mendoza (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Andrew Vaughan

Rotations:

  • Andrew Vaughan
  • Yana Kamberov
  • Riccardo Gottardi

Regenerative medicine and stem cell regulation


Regenerative medicine and stem cell regulation

Diego Mendez (he/him)

Diego Mendez (he/him)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Kenneth Zaret

Rotations:

  • Alex Hughes
  • Rajan Jain
  • Kenneth Zaret

Understanding the genetic/epigenetic programs underlying normal cell and disease development to develop novel therapies


Understanding the genetic/epigenetic programs underlying normal cell and disease development to develop novel therapies

Morgan McGrath (she/her)

Morgan McGrath (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Crystal Conn

Rotations:

  • Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
  • Crystal Conn
  • Mark Kahn

cellular plasticity in cancer, metastatic transformation


cellular plasticity in cancer, metastatic transformation

Taku Harada (he/him/his)

Taku Harada (he/him/his)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Roger Greenberg

Rotations:

  • Lewis Chodosh
  • Roger Greenberg
  • Kathryn Wellen

cancer genomics, transcriptional biology, cancer immunology


cancer genomics, transcriptional biology, cancer immunology

Jacob Cote (he/him)

Jacob Cote (he/him)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Mechthild Pohlschroder

Rotations:

  • Ileana Perez-Rodriguez
  • Jun Zhu
  • Mechthild Pohlschroder

bacterial physiology, bacterial metabolism, bioinformatics


bacterial physiology, bacterial metabolism, bioinformatics

Maxime Zamba-Campero (she/her)

Maxime Zamba-Campero (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Igor Brodsky

Rotations:

  • Joseph Zackular
  • Igor Brodsky
  • Audrey John

Thomas "Ted" Williamson (he/him)

Thomas

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Jonathan Epstein

Rotations:

  • Nancy Speck
  • Jonathan Epstein
  • Paul Gadue

Jane Xie (she/her)

Jane Xie (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Ben Stanger

Rotations:

  • Thomas DeRaedt
  • Gregory Beatty
  • Roderick O'Connor
  • Ben Stanger

Linlin Yang (she/her)

Linlin Yang (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Beverly Davidson

Rotations:

  • John Wherry
  • George Shaw
  • Beverly Davidson

Reiko Tomizawa (she/her)

Reiko Tomizawa (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Yana Kamberov

Rotations:

  • Yana Kamberov
  • Mary Mullins
  • Bushra Raj

Valeria Vigo (she/her)

Valeria Vigo (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Joseph St Geme

Rotations:

  • Igor Brodsky
  • Joseph St Geme
  • De'Broski Herbert

Erin Smith (she/her)

Erin Smith (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Sandra Maday

Rotations:

  • Erika Holzbaur
  • Anna Kashina
  • Sandra Maday

Helen Stillwell

Helen Stillwell

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Susan Weiss

Rotations:

  • Susan Weiss
  • Norbert Pardi
  • Michaela Locci
  • Frederic Bushman

Lauren Testa (she/her)

Lauren Testa (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Kiran Musunuru

Rotations:

  • Elizabeth Bhoj
  • Kiran Musunuru
  • Benjamin Prosser

Taylor Senay (she/her)

Taylor Senay (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Jianxin You

Rotations:

  • Joseph St Geme
  • Jianxin You
  • Elizabeth Grice

Jaydeen Sewell (she/her)

Jaydeen Sewell (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Sunny Shin

Rotations:

  • Sunny Shin
  • Elizabeth White
  • Igor Brodsky

Alexandra Schneider (she/her)

Alexandra Schneider (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Colin Conine

Rotations:

  • Colin Conine
  • Roberto Bonasio
  • Montserrat Anguera

Alexis Scott (she/her)

Alexis Scott (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Malay Haldar

Rotations:

  • Todd Ridky
  • Chengcheng Jin
  • Malay Haldar
  • Leyuan Ma

Kelsey Salcido (she/her)

Kelsey Salcido (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Zachary Schug

Rotations:

  • Zachary Schug
  • Zoltan Arany
  • Kara Maxwell
  • Celeste Simon

Bakary Samasa (he/him)

Bakary Samasa (he/him)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Mary Mullins

Rotations:

  • Mary Mullins
  • Michael Granato
  • Panteleimon Rompolas
  • Stephen Dinardo

Annabel Sangree (she/her)

Annabel Sangree (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Elizabeth Bhoj

Rotations:

  • Laura Su
  • Elizabeth Bhoj
  • Kiran Musunuru

Geoffrey Rouin (he/him)

Geoffrey Rouin (he/him)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Evan Weber

Rotations:

  • Patrick Grohar
  • Kristopher Bosse
  • Ellen Puré
  • Evan Weber

Melissa Rowe (she/her)

Melissa Rowe (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Klaus Kaestner

Rotations:

  • Chengcheng Jin
  • Klaus Kaestner
  • Aime Franco

Abigail Ridler (she/her)

Abigail Ridler (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Thomas Leung

Rotations:

  • Benjamin Prosser
  • Foteini Mourkioti
  • Paul Gadue

Kiara Rodríguez-Acevedo (she/her)

Kiara Rodríguez-Acevedo (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Elizabeth Heller

Rotations:

  • Montserrat Anguera
  • Elizabeth Heller
  • Erica Korb

Emmanuel Rapp Reyes (he/him)

Emmanuel Rapp Reyes (he/him)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Thomas Leung

Rotations:

  • Thomas Leung
  • Jonathan Epstein
  • Nicholas Plachta
  • Juan Alvarez

I am interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms that determine cell fate.


I am interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms that determine cell fate.

Lauren Reich (she/they)

Lauren Reich (she/they)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Roberto Bonasio

Rotations:

  • Erica Korb
  • Kathryn Wellen
  • Roberto Bonasio

Ashvathi Raghavakaimal (she/her)

Ashvathi Raghavakaimal (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Lewis Chodosh

Rotations:

  • Kara Maxwell
  • Lewis Chodosh
  • Crystal Conn

Aidan Quigley (he/him)

Aidan Quigley (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Kiran Musunuru
  • Kristopher Bosse

Rotations:

  • Daniel Powell
  • Kiran Musunuru
  • Kristopher Bosse

Tania Perez (she/her)

Tania Perez (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Erika Holzbaur

Rotations:

  • Erika Holzbaur
  • Erica Korb
  • Naiara Aquizu Lopez

Kayla Purdy (she/her)

Kayla Purdy (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Yuanquan Song

Rotations:

  • Panteleimon Rompolas
  • D. Kacy Cullen
  • Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
  • Yuanquan Song

Renyta Moses (she/her)

Renyta Moses (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Kara Maxwell
  • Maureen Murphy

Rotations:

  • Rugang Zhang
  • Lewis Chodosh
  • Kara Maxwell

Emily O'Rourke (she/her)

Emily O'Rourke (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Sunny Shin

Rotations:

  • Sunny Shin
  • Audrey John
  • Joseph St Geme

Ting-Chun "Jamie" Pan (she/her)

Ting-Chun

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Elizabeth Grice

Rotations:

  • Elizabeth Grice
  • Joseph Zackular
  • Maayan Levy

Taylor Miller-Ensminger (she/her)

Taylor Miller-Ensminger (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Kellie Jurado

Rotations:

  • Katharine Bar
  • Scott Hensley
  • Kellie Jurado

Natalie Moore (she/her)

Natalie Moore (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • David Merrick

Rotations:

  • Zoltan Arany
  • Paul Titchenell
  • David Merrick

Rushabh Mehta (he/him)

Rushabh Mehta (he/him)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Kai Tan

Rotations:

  • Kai Tan
  • Rajan Jain
  • Pablo Cámara

Loreilys Mejias Rivera

Loreilys Mejias Rivera

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Eileen Shore

Rotations:

  • Brian Capell
  • Naiara Aquizu Lopez
  • Eileen Shore

Allison Marvin (she/her)

Allison Marvin (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Mary Mullins

Rotations:

  • Mary Mullins
  • Nancy Speck
  • Greg Bashaw

Christopher McAllister (he/him)

Christopher McAllister (he/him)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Sharleen Day

Rotations:

  • Arndt Siekmann
  • Foteini Mourkioti
  • Sharleen Day

Josue Medor (he/him)

Josue Medor (he/him)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Peter Choi

Rotations:

  • Warren Pear
  • Maureen Murphy
  • Peter Choi

Claire Makowski (she/her)

Claire Makowski (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Kenneth Zaret

Rotations:

  • Kenneth Zaret
  • Doris Wagner
  • Colin Conine

Kaeri Martinez Medina (she/her)

Kaeri Martinez Medina (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Sara Cherry

Rotations:

  • Susan Weiss
  • Sara Cherry
  • Paul Planet

Michael Kuckyr (he/him)

Michael Kuckyr (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Beverly Davidson

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru
  • Beverly Davidson
  • Defne Amado

Mingjia Li (she/her)

Mingjia Li (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Zhaolan Zhou

Rotations:

  • Hao Wu
  • Beverly Davidson
  • Kai Wang

Nora Kiledjian (she/her)

Nora Kiledjian (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Crystal Conn

Rotations:

  • Crystal Conn
  • Kristen Lynch
  • Kathryn Hamilton

Austin King (he/him)

Austin King (he/him)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Andres Blanco

Rotations:

  • Matthew Kayser
  • Andres Blanco
  • Peter Choi

Elizabeth Kraeutler (she/her)

Elizabeth Kraeutler (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Eric Joyce

Rotations:

  • Eric Joyce
  • Kenneth Zaret
  • Rajan Jain

Kay Katada (she/her)

Kay Katada (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Kathryn Hamilton

Rotations:

  • Paul Titchenell
  • Kathryn Hamilton
  • De'Broski Herbert

Diljeet Kaur (she/her)

Diljeet Kaur (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Wanding Zhou
  • Ziyue Gao

Rotations:

  • Ziyue Gao
  • Robert Faryabi
  • Wanding Zhou

Aude Ikuzwe Sindikubwabo (she/her)

Aude Ikuzwe Sindikubwabo (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Rotations:

  • Sarah Tishkoff
  • Alessandra Chesi
  • Marylyn Ritchie

Identifying and validating loci associated with diseases under-represented in genomic research

 


Identifying and validating loci associated with diseases under-represented in genomic research

 

Katharine Hewlett (she/her)

Katharine Hewlett (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Joseph Zackular

Rotations:

  • Katharine Bar
  • Joseph Zackular
  • Audrey John

Michael Hogarty (he/him)

Michael Hogarty (he/him)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • George Shaw

Rotations:

  • George Shaw
  • Sara Cherry
  • Audrey John

Nicolas Holcomb (he/him)

Nicolas Holcomb (he/him)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Andrew Vaughan

Rotations:

  • Andrew Vaughan
  • Riccardo Gottardi
  • Thomas Leung

Gabriela Hayward-Lara (she/her)

Gabriela Hayward-Lara (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Mustafa Mir

Rotations:

  • Mustafa Mir
  • Alex Hughes
  • Melike Lakadamyali

Megan Guerin

Megan Guerin

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Mary Mullins

Rotations:

  • Mary Mullins
  • Marisa Bartolomei
  • Colin Conine

Segovia Garcia (she/her)

Segovia Garcia (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Roberto Bonasio

Rotations:

  • Roberto Bonasio
  • Robert Mauck
  • Erica Korb

Maya Foster (she/her)

Maya Foster (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Maureen Murphy

Rotations:

  • Kathryn Wellen
  • Maureen Murphy
  • Crystal Conn

Olivia Fish (she/her)

Olivia Fish (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Greg Bashaw

Rotations:

  • Thomas Jongens
  • Greg Bashaw
  • Bushra Raj

Carmen Flesher (she/her)

Carmen Flesher (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • David Merrick

Rotations:

  • Patrick Seale
  • David Merrick
  • Rebecca Wells

Samantha (S) Fallacaro (she/they)

Samantha (S) Fallacaro (she/they)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Mustafa Mir

Rotations:

  • Mustafa Mir
  • Stephen Dinardo
  • Bushra Raj

Mark Dittmar (he/him)

Mark Dittmar (he/him)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Sara Cherry

Rotations:

  • Audrey John
  • Sara Cherry
  • Sarah Henrickson

Rachel Erickson (she/her)

Rachel Erickson (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Paul Bates

Rotations:

  • Scott Hensley
  • Paul Bates
  • Laurence Eisenlohr

Saúl Cortez-Alvarado (he/him)

Saúl Cortez-Alvarado (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru
  • Hansell Stedman
  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

Abigail Daniels (she/her)

Abigail Daniels (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Boris Striepen

Rotations:

  • Michael Povelones
  • Audrey John
  • Boris Striepen

Angela Corrigan (she/her)

Angela Corrigan (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen

Rotations:

  • Scott Hensley
  • Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen
  • John Wherry

Nicholas Cerda (he/him)

Nicholas Cerda (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Drew Weissman
  • Hamideh Parhiz

Rotations:

  • Drew Weissman
  • Daniel Kulp
  • Hamideh Parhiz

Publications: ORCiD


Publications: ORCiD

Kelly Clark (she/her)

Kelly Clark (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Elizabeth Bhoj

Rotations:

  • Elizabeth Bhoj
  • Eric Joyce
  • Colin Conine

Dominique Brooks (she/her)

Dominique Brooks (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Kiran Musunuru

Rotations:

  • Paul Gadue
  • Kiran Musunuru
  • Rajan Jain

Morgan Brown (she/her)

Morgan Brown (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Celeste Simon
  • Will Bailis

Rotations:

  • Vikram Paralkar
  • Celeste Simon
  • Will Bailis

Emily Aunins (she/her)

Emily Aunins (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Christopher Hunter

Rotations:

  • Igor Brodsky
  • Michael Abt
  • Christopher Hunter

Danielle (Dale) L. Brokaw

Danielle (Dale) L. Brokaw

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Sydney Shaffer

Rotations:

  • Hao Wu
  • Sydney Shaffer
  • Elizabeth Heller

Miosotis Alicea-Delgado (she/her)

Miosotis Alicea-Delgado (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez

Rotations:

  • Joe Baur
  • Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez
  • Michael Marks

Jose Arias-Umana (he/him)

Jose Arias-Umana (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Evan Weber

Rotations:

  • Denise Sabatino
  • Laura Su
  • Evan Weber

Reyes Acosta (he/him)

Reyes Acosta (he/him)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Advisor(s):

  • Daniel Claiborne

Rotations:

  • Joseph Fraietta
  • Daniel Claiborne
  • Scott Gordon

Lucas Van Gorder

Lucas Van Gorder

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016

Project Title: Improving Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A Through Rational Design of FVIII

Advisor(s):

  • Valder Arruda
  • Benjamin Samelson-Jones

Rotations:

  • Jean Bennett
  • Kar Muthumani
  • Valder Arruda

Katherine Xia

Katherine Xia

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Rotations:

  • Edward Lee
  • Bradley Johnson
  • Erika Holzbaur

Jack You

Jack You

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Rotations:

  • Panteleimon Rompolas

Erica Nguyen

Erica Nguyen

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Rotations:

  • William Peranteau
  • Michal Elovitz

Pavithran Ravindran

Pavithran Ravindran

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Rotations:

  • Arjun Raj

Orlando Arevalo

Orlando Arevalo

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Rotations:

  • Marco Ruella

Sanam Kavari

Sanam Kavari

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Rotations:

  • Jennifer Kalish
  • Marisa Bartolomei

Alexandria Adigun

Alexandria Adigun

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Rotations:

  • Matthew Kayser

Alexander Post

Alexander Post

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Rotations:

  • Stewart Anderson
  • Christoph Thaiss
  • Ernestina Schipani

Raegan Petch

Raegan Petch

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Rotations:

  • Ronald Harty

Carl Bannerman (he/him/his)

Carl Bannerman (he/him/his)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Kellie Jurado

Rotations:

  • Frederic Bushman
  • Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
  • Kellie Jurado

Elizabeth Gonzalez

Elizabeth Gonzalez

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Elizabeth Bhoj

Rotations:

  • Elizabeth Bhoj
  • Erica Korb

genetics, epigenetics, mendelian disorders


genetics, epigenetics, mendelian disorders

Maxwell Frankfurter

Maxwell Frankfurter

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Mark Kahn

Rotations:

  • Mark Kahn
  • Mitchell Lazar

Robert Hapke

Robert Hapke

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Evan Weber
  • Andy Minn

Rotations:

  • Saar Gill
  • Andy Minn

Sweta Narayan

Sweta Narayan

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Mark Kahn

Rotations:

  • Kenneth Zaret

vascular and lymphatic development of the placenta


vascular and lymphatic development of the placenta

Paul Kaminski

Paul Kaminski

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Gerd Blobel

Rotations:

  • Bradley Johnson

Blake Jardin

Blake Jardin

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Jonathan Epstein

Rotations:

  • Hao Wu
  • Jonathan Epstein
  • Michael Milone

cardiovascular disease/development, immune response/therapy


cardiovascular disease/development, immune response/therapy

Kenneth Pham

Kenneth Pham

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Jennifer Phillips-Cremins

Rotations:

  • Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
  • Katherine Uyhazi

Jesse Pace

Jesse Pace

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Mark Kahn

Rotations:

  • Gerd Blobel

Margo Orlen

Margo Orlen

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Ben Stanger

Rotations:

  • Ben Stanger
  • Vikram Paralkar

Carson Poltorack

Carson Poltorack

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Sydney Shaffer
  • Celeste Simon

Rotations:

  • Celeste Simon
  • Sydney Shaffer

Daniel Yen

Daniel Yen

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Nancy Speck

Rotations:

  • Wei Tong
  • Nancy Speck
  • Mitchell Lazar

Nicole Zaragoza Rodriguez (she/her)

Nicole Zaragoza Rodriguez (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger

Rotations:

  • Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
  • Sydney Shaffer
  • Patrick Grohar
  • Hamid Bassiri

Adam Ziada (he/him)

Adam Ziada (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Effects of IL-21 receptor signaling and mitochondrial localization of STAT3 on CAR T cell metabolism and function

Advisor(s):

  • Michael Milone

Rotations:

  • Michael Milone
  • Saar Gill
  • Joseph Fraietta
  • Carl June

Victoria (Vicky) Yanouskiy

Victoria (Vicky) Yanouskiy

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Yuanquan Song

Rotations:

  • Greg Bashaw
  • Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
  • Yuanquan Song

Taylor Yount (she/her)

Taylor Yount (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: The Kingella kingae PilC1 Protein Bridges Interactions between the Type IV Pilus and the Host Cell.

Advisor(s):

  • Joseph St Geme

Rotations:

  • Joseph St Geme
  • Audrey John
  • Joseph Zackular

Haohan (Karen) Wei

Haohan (Karen) Wei

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Investigating the nociceptor-γδT cell crosstalk in lung adenocarcinoma development”.

Advisor(s):

  • Chengcheng Jin

Rotations:

  • Chengcheng Jin
  • Christoph Thaiss
  • Wenqin Luo

Joseph Yano

Joseph Yano

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Katherine Uyhazi

Rotations:

  • Arndt Siekmann
  • Joshua Dunaief
  • Yuanquan Song
  • Katherine Uyhazi

Qianxuan (Sean) She

Qianxuan (Sean) She

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: The impact of early life colonization and transmission of pathogens on health and disease

Advisor(s):

  • Jun Zhu

Rotations:

  • Jun Zhu
  • Daniel Beiting
  • Mark Goulian

Megan Stefkovich (she/her)

Megan Stefkovich (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Insulin’s acute regulation of hepatic glucose uptake and utilization

Advisor(s):

  • Paul Titchenell

Rotations:

  • Paul Titchenell
  • Celeste Simon
  • David Merrick

May Wai (she/her)

May Wai (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Eric Joyce

Rotations:

  • Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
  • Golnaz Vahedi
  • Eric Joyce

Madeline Merlino (she/her)

Madeline Merlino (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Immunological crosstalk of Interleukin 27 (IL-27) at the maternal-fetal interface during congenital viral infections”

Advisor(s):

  • Kellie Jurado

Rotations:

  • Frederic Bushman
  • Elizabeth White
  • Kellie Jurado

Kelsey O'Brien

Kelsey O'Brien

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Audrey John

Rotations:

  • Audrey John
  • Katie Barott
  • Scott Hensley

Vi Pham (she/her)

Vi Pham (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Developing an ex vivo autologous stem cell gene therapy for a rare lysosomal storage disease, Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency

Advisor(s):

  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

Rotations:

  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
  • Erica Korb
  • Beverly Davidson

Andrew Marques

Andrew Marques

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Frederic Bushman

Rotations:

  • Scott Hensley
  • Frederic Bushman
  • Gerald Linette
  • Beatriz Carreno

Kevin Mears (he/him)

Kevin Mears (he/him)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Investigating the transcriptional and spatial adaptations of Clostridioides difficile to the host immune response”.

Advisor(s):

  • Michael Abt

Rotations:

  • Michael Abt
  • De'Broski Herbert
  • Maayan Levy

Elizabeth Mercado Ayon (she/her)

Elizabeth Mercado Ayon (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Investigating Purkinje Cell Dysfunction in Friedreichs Ataxia” 

Advisor(s):

  • David Lynch

Rotations:

  • Hongjun Song
  • David Lynch

Giselle Lopez Fernandez (she/her)

Giselle Lopez Fernandez (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Enhancing the activation of Natural Killer cells by HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies to potentiate control of infection

Advisor(s):

  • David Weiner

Rotations:

  • Hildegund Ertl
  • David Weiner
  • Denise Sabatino

Ariana Majer (she/her)

Ariana Majer (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: The role of UTY and KDM5D in melanoma pathobiology and the male sex bias

Advisor(s):

  • Todd Ridky

Rotations:

  • Celeste Simon
  • Todd Ridky
  • Bradley Johnson

Keegan Krick

Keegan Krick

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Uncovering the role of the histone-modifying enzyme SETD2 in alternative splicing

Advisor(s):

  • Kristen Lynch
  • Elizabeth Heller

Rotations:

  • John Murray
  • Elizabeth Heller
  • Kristen Lynch

Shuk Hang (Grace) Li

Shuk Hang (Grace) Li

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Scott Hensley

Rotations:

  • Scott Hensley
  • Daniel Kulp
  • Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen

Aradhana Kasimsetty

Aradhana Kasimsetty

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Characterizing Cellular DNA Management Pathways Disrupting AAV Genome Integrity and Efficient Transduction

Advisor(s):

  • Frederic Bushman

Rotations:

  • James Wilson
  • Carl June
  • Frederic Bushman

Orlaith Keenan (she/her)

Orlaith Keenan (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Joseph Zackular

Rotations:

  • Joseph Zackular
  • Joseph St Geme
  • Audrey John

Yong Hyun (Daniel) Kim

Yong Hyun (Daniel) Kim

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Bacterial Interference to Prevent Staphylococcus aureus Infection.

Advisor(s):

  • Paul Planet

Rotations:

  • Paul Planet
  • Beatrice Hahn
  • Elizabeth White

Jillian (Jill) Eisenhauer

Jillian (Jill) Eisenhauer

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • David Weiner

Rotations:

  • James Riley
  • David Weiner
  • Daniel Kulp

Julia Flores (she/her)

Julia Flores (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Bacterial localization within the gut regulates induction of homeostatic immune responses during a critical developmental window

Advisor(s):

  • Michael Silverman

Rotations:

  • De'Broski Herbert
  • Michael Silverman
  • Michael Abt

Sarah Gagnon

Sarah Gagnon

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Investigating Toll-7 as a novel regulator of Frazzled-dependent axon attraction.

Advisor(s):

  • Greg Bashaw

Rotations:

  • Greg Bashaw
  • Mary Mullins
  • Nicholas Plachta

Sarah Dysinger (she/her)

Sarah Dysinger (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Bunyavirus CNS interactions

Advisor(s):

  • Paul Bates

Rotations:

  • Beatrice Hahn
  • Paul Bates
  • Michael Povelones

Timothy Cater

Timothy Cater

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Kristen Lynch

Rotations:

  • Alessandro Gardini
  • John Murray
  • Kristen Lynch

Priyanka Chatterjee (she/her)

Priyanka Chatterjee (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Cell-Cell Signaling Archaea: How Haloferax volcanii Talk to Each Other

Advisor(s):

  • Mechthild Pohlschroder

Rotations:

  • Joseph Zackular
  • Frederic Bushman
  • Mechthild Pohlschroder

Erica Brown (she/her)

Erica Brown (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Daniel Powell
  • Roderick O'Connor

Rotations:

  • Roderick O'Connor
  • Daniel Powell
  • Carl June

Krista Budinich (she/her)

Krista Budinich (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: The role of chromatin reader YEATS2 in regulating oncogenic gene expression.”

Advisor(s):

  • Liling Wan

Rotations:

  • Vikram Paralkar
  • Liling Wan
  • Kathrin Bernt

Daniel Baker

Daniel Baker

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: CAR-T mediated clearance of senescent cells to treating aging and its associated diseases

Advisor(s):

  • Carl June
  • Zoltan Arany

Rotations:

  • Zoltan Arany
  • Jonathan Epstein
  • Carl June

Gabriel Birchak (he/him)

Gabriel Birchak (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Generating De Novo Mammalian Artificial Chromosomes to Understand the Genetic, Epigenetic, and Topological Features that Underlie Chromosome Formation and Stability

Advisor(s):

  • Ben Black

Rotations:

  • James Wilson
  • Beverly Davidson
  • Ben Black

Sara Alexander

Sara Alexander

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: The role of post-translational modification in E. coli detoxification-independent protection from methylglyoxal

Advisor(s):

  • Mark Goulian

Rotations:

  • Paul Planet
  • Mark Goulian
  • Paul Bates

Robin Wilder (Bailey)

Robin Wilder (Bailey)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: lucidating the role of OAT deficiency in gyrate atrophy pathogenesis

Advisor(s):

  • Katherine Uyhazi

Rotations:

  • Jennifer Kalish
  • Katherine Uyhazi
  • Hansell Stedman

Amber Abbott

Amber Abbott

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Project Title: Defining functions of arginine methylation during adenovirus infection

Advisor(s):

  • Matthew Weitzman

Rotations:

  • Michael Betts
  • Matthew Weitzman
  • Ronald Harty

Jorge Acuña (he/him)

Jorge Acuña (he/him)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Sara Cherry

Rotations:

  • Paul Bates
  • Kellie Jurado
  • Sara Cherry

Clayton Otter

Clayton Otter

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019

Project Title: Investigating innate immune responses to pathogenic coronaviruses in the nasal epithelium

Advisor(s):

  • Susan Weiss

Rotations:

  • Rahul Kohli
  • Sara Cherry
  • Susan Weiss

Trevor Griesman (he/him/his)

Trevor Griesman (he/him/his)

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017

Project Title: Controlling neurotropic viral infections by stimulating neuronal innate immunity

Advisor(s):

  • Sara Cherry

Rotations:

  • Scott Hensley
  • Paul Bates
  • Sara Cherry

Katrina Estep

Katrina Estep

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018

Project Title: Investigating a Wnt-telomere feedback loop in the colorectal adenoma-carcinoma sequence

Advisor(s):

  • Bradley Johnson

Rotations:

  • Craig Bassing
  • Roger Greenberg
  • Bradley Johnson

Beatrice Herrmann

Beatrice Herrmann

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018

Advisor(s):

  • Igor Brodsky

Rotations:

  • Joseph St Geme
  • Igor Brodsky
  • Christoph Thaiss

Kay Foos

Kay Foos

Cancer Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019

Rotations:

  • Lewis Chodosh
  • Gerald Linette
  • Beatriz Carreno
  • Daniel Powell

Nelson (Trip) Freeburg

Nelson (Trip) Freeburg

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017

Project Title: Investigating the role of Rb in constraining metastasis and lineage infidelity in lung adenocarcinoma

Advisor(s):

  • David Feldser

Rotations:

  • Donita Brady
  • David Feldser
  • Luca Busino

Rebecca Glynn

Rebecca Glynn

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017

Project Title: Defining the Mechanism and Function of DNA Double Strand Break Induced Inhibition of V(D)J Recombination

Advisor(s):

  • Craig Bassing

Rotations:

  • John Maris
  • Ronny Drapkin
  • Craig Bassing

Grant Grothusen (he/him/his)

Grant Grothusen (he/him/his)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016

Project Title: Developing a genetic platform to identify cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase roles in cancer

Advisor(s):

  • Luca Busino

Rotations:

  • Luca Busino
  • Bradley Johnson
  • Zoltan Arany

Xu Han

Xu Han

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018

Project Title: Investigating lipid homeostasis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma under tumor-like stress

Advisor(s):

  • Celeste Simon

Rotations:

  • Mark Kahn
  • Yi Fan
  • Celeste Simon

Victoria Lovins

Victoria Lovins

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018

Project Title: Investigating the role of Staphylococcus aureus strain-level diversity on neutrophil recruitment and wound healing in a cutaneous leishmaniasis

Advisor(s):

  • Elizabeth Grice

Rotations:

  • Elizabeth Grice
  • David Weiner
  • Carolina Lopez

Sabina Hlavaty (she/her/hers)

Sabina Hlavaty (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019

Project Title: The Role of Acetate Metabolism in Melanoma Metastases

Advisor(s):

  • Zachary Schug

Rotations:

  • Zachary Schug
  • Chengcheng Jin

Chi-Lee (Charlie) Ho

Chi-Lee (Charlie) Ho

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018

Project Title: Mechanistic insight of novel diagnostic biomarkers in gastric cancer

Advisor(s):

  • Sandra Ryeom

Rotations:

  • Xiaolu Yang
  • Dmitry Gabrilovich
  • Sandra Ryeom

Kaitlin Marquis (she/her/hers)

Kaitlin Marquis (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017

Project Title: HIV Replication, Transmission, and the Metabolome of the Female Reproductive Tract

Advisor(s):

  • Frederic Bushman

Rotations:

  • Susan Weiss
  • Sara Cherry
  • Frederic Bushman

Erin Hollander

Erin Hollander

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017

Project Title: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma growth suppression through loss of Mgat5-mediated N-linked complex glycosylation

Advisor(s):

  • Ben Stanger

Rotations:

  • Daniel Powell
  • Margaret Chou
  • Ben Stanger

Rina Matsuda

Rina Matsuda

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017

Project Title: Intestinal granuloma formation during Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection

Advisor(s):

  • Igor Brodsky

Rotations:

  • Igor Brodsky
  • Boris Striepen
  • Michael Abt

Jane Yinghui Huang (she/her/hers)

Jane Yinghui Huang (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017

Project Title: TOX maintains exhausted CD8 T cell durability and restrains fate reprogramming

Advisor(s):

  • John Wherry

Rotations:

  • Dmitry Gabrilovich
  • Jorge Henao-Mejia
  • John Wherry

Daniel Morris (he/him/his)

Daniel Morris (he/him/his)

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018

Project Title: Leveraging the SHIV-Rhesus Macaque model to study the development of HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies targeting the CD4-binding site

Advisor(s):

  • George Shaw

Rotations:

  • George Shaw
  • Katharine Bar
  • Michael Betts

Luke Izzo

Luke Izzo

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017

Project Title: Investigating the role of ACLY and acetyl-CoA metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma

Advisor(s):

  • Kathryn Wellen

Rotations:

  • Kathryn Wellen
  • Wei Tong
  • Martin Carroll

David Renner

David Renner

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018

Project Title: Betacoronaviruses Differentially Activate the Unfolded Protein Response to Optimize Viral Replication

Advisor(s):

  • Susan Weiss

Rotations:

  • Matthew Weitzman
  • Susan Weiss
  • Kristen Lynch

In Young Lee

In Young Lee

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017

Project Title: Elucidating the mechanism for GPER-induced inhibition of leukemia

Advisor(s):

  • Todd Ridky

Rotations:

  • David Feldser
  • Todd Ridky
  • Gerald Linette

Jesse Lee

Jesse Lee

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018

Advisor(s):

  • Gregory Beatty

Rotations:

  • John Maris
  • Saar Gill
  • Gregory Beatty

Ariel Shepley-McTaggart

Ariel Shepley-McTaggart

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018

Project Title: Host Regulation of Ebola Virus Entry and Egress: Role of Cytoskeletal Filamin Proteins

Advisor(s):

  • Ronald Harty

Rotations:

  • Beatrice Hahn
  • Matthew Weitzman
  • Ronald Harty

Alexander Smith

Alexander Smith

Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018

Project Title: Microbial cooperation enhances Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis

Advisor(s):

  • Joseph Zackular

Rotations:

  • James Riley
  • Joseph Zackular
  • Michael Silverman

Graham Lobel

Graham Lobel

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017

Advisor(s):

  • Malay Haldar
  • Celeste Simon

Rotations:

  • Anil Rustgi
  • Malay Haldar
  • Celeste Simon

Sierra Collins